Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gotten a reputation as being the big technological advancement of our time, but at the same time a force which stands to upend society. AI seems almost alien in all of its mystery, complexity, and implications. I want to prove that while the implications are enormous, the fundamental mathematical process driving it is understandable, and maybe even intuitive. Lets start with an analogy.
Consider how a lone blind explorer attempting to find the location the highest peak in his country. All that the person can do is walk North/South, walk East/West, or do a combination of…
Aidan Gould
Northeastern University Mechanical Engineering Student
